Southeast Asia is embracing the embattled offshore wind industry as it reels from U.S. President Donald Trump's rejection of renewable energy.

The government, which once declared, “We will install 14.3 GW (gigawatts) of offshore wind power by 2030,” has significantly lowered its target to 10.5 GW. Acknowledging past mistakes of rushing to meet turbine quotas while neglecting prerequisites for offshore wind expansion—such as base ports,

The "critical role" played by the UK's first offshore wind farm has been celebrated 25 years after it was built. The first turbines were erected at the site in Blyth, Northumberland, in December 2000, with the sector having since become the second largest power source in the country after gas.

Korea aims to sharply expand its offshore wind power capacity by over 10 times to 4 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 while lowering generation costs to

This represents the latest move by the Trump administration to target the offshore wind industry in the U.S., and it comes just a few weeks after the government was allowed to reopen the same permit at a different offshore wind farm near Massachusetts.